Specific and Cross-Curricular Training Activities

PhD in Water and Environmental Engineering

As established by the applicable regulations, PhD training shall include, in addition to the completion of the PhDdissertation, the PhD candidate’s completion of specific and cross-curricular training activities.

Each training activity is assigned an equivalent number of hours. PhD students must complete a minimum of 600 equivalent hours through the completion of various training activities in order to submit their PhD dissertation; of these, at least 10 percent (60 hours) must correspond to cross-curricular training courses.

The equivalent hours assigned to each type of activity, as well as the maximum number of hours that may be recognised, have been established by the Academic Committee of this PhD programme for its students.

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Recognition of Training Activities

	Block	Min.	Max.	Hours per activity (max.)
	Cross-Curricular	60	150
Specific	JCR-indexed publications resulting from research conducted for the PhD dissertation	100	450	Q1: up to 200 hours; Q2: up to 150 hours; Q3 or Q4: up to 100 hours
	Book publications (full books or chapters) with an ISBN resulting from research conducted for the PhD dissertation	0	300	International publisher: up to 100 hours; national publisher: up to 60 hours
	Publications not indexed in the JCR but published in recognised prestigious journals and resulting from research conducted for the PhD dissertation	0	150	Up to 50 hours may be recognised for each publication
	Oral or poster presentations at national or international conferences resulting from research conducted for the PhD dissertation	60	300	Oral presentation: international (up to 75 hours), national (up to 50 hours). Poster: international (up to 30 hours), national (up to 20 hours). Full paper in conference proceedings (+25 hours) or abstract (+10 hours)
	Research stays at research centres or companies in accordance with a work plan related to research conducted for the PhD dissertation	0	300	Up to 100 hours may be recognised for each month of the stay
	Active participation in competitive R&D projects and/or contracts, without an employment relationship, related to the PhD dissertation	0	150	Up to 50 hours may be recognised for each year of participation in the project and/or contract
	Products developed as a result of research conducted for the PhD dissertation (patents)	0	150	Up to 50 hours may be recognised for each registered patent
	Participation in courses (seminars, tutorials, etc.) that contribute to the training required to conduct the research	0	150	Certificate of completion and assessment: up to 100% of the course duration. Attendance only: up to 50% of the course duration
	Teaching activities (seminars, tutorials, etc.) whose content is based on research conducted for the PhD dissertation	0	50	The number of hours recognised shall be equal to the number of hours taught
	Experimental co-supervision of a Master’s dissertation (TFM) in the research pathway, completed at the UPV and related to the student’s PhD dissertation	0	100	A maximum of 50/n hours per Master’s dissertation, where n is the total number of supervisors
	Other notable activities resulting from research conducted for the PhD dissertation (industrial PhD dissertation)	0	150	In accordance with criteria equivalent to those specified for the activities expressly covered

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Important points to bear in mind:

1. Total equivalent hours: To submit a PhD dissertation, students must have completed at least 600 equivalent hours, of which at least 10 percent (a minimum of 60 equivalent hours) must correspond to cross-curricular training courses.
2. Reduction factor: For publications and conference activities (AF2, AF3, AF4 and AF5) with more than five authors, a reduction factor of 5/n shall be applied, where n is the number of authors.
3. Compulsory course: Newly admitted PhD students must complete the course “PhD Training at UPV” (10 hours), which forms part of the cross-curricular training module.
4. Recommended time frames: Students are expected to complete the minimum cross-curricular training requirements, preferably during the first academic year in the case of full-time students or during the first two academic years in the case of part-time students.